In this case, it means that the Queen Mother has not yet decided who will be the queen for the emperor. Although the overall situation was undecided, she was still worried, after all, Feng Yan had promised Ruan Yijin to marry her after the rockery that day.

If the Queen Mother mentions the matter of the post-establishment, he will definitely recommend Ruan Jin......

His brows furrowed slightly, his face became more solemn, he looked at the two guards in front of him, and said with a smile: "Brother Guard, do you know when the palace maid was selected recently?" ”

Xiao Jin on the side suddenly felt that something was wrong, subconsciously tugged at her sleeve, and said in a low voice: "Miss, what are you asking for?" ”

She said, "I'll explain it to you later." ”

The older guard looked at her and said, "The time stipulated in the palace is once every six months, unless the master of the palace has special circumstances and urgently needs the palace maid, he will be selected by the people." ”

If she remembers correctly, a group of palace maids were just selected to enter the palace a month ago, so there is still half a year before the next selection. No, it's been too long, she can't wait for that time.

"Then there is a master in the palace who urgently needs a palace maid?"

The guard thought about it very seriously, then shook his head with her, and said, "No." ”

She looked disappointed when she heard this, and then quickly recovered, looked at the guard in front of her, thanked her face, and said, "Okay, I know, I'm sorry for you." Then he left with Xiao Jin.

The two got on the horse and headed towards Ruan's mansion, along the way Xiao Jin found her depressed, and after thinking twice, she asked, "Miss, are you okay?" ”

She looked at her and said, "What? Does my face look bad? ”

Xiao Jin frowned lightly and nodded, and said truthfully: "When you were at the gate of the palace, you heard the guards say that there was no master to choose a palace maid to enter the palace, and you immediately looked disappointed. He sighed lightly and said, "Miss, what's wrong with you?" ”

She glanced at Xiao Jin, and her indifferent eyes suddenly became much deeper, mixed with sadness.

"Miss, ...... you" Where had Xiao Jin seen her with such a look, she was surprised and worried.

She retracted her eyes and looked ahead, the complexity at the bottom of her eyes gradually dissipated, only the ripples of afterglow remained, and she said, "I have to enter the palace, because there is something that must be done." ”

Xiao Jin stared at her side face for a long time, there were emotions in her eyes that she didn't understand, there were too many, if she didn't say it, she knew, she would never understand.

However, aside from all this, she might have guessed the purpose of her entry into the palace.

"Miss, you want to be the queen, right?"

It was indeed a little strange for such words to come out of Xiao Jin's mouth, because she could realize that it was not a simple matter, but she could deeply feel Ruan Jin's desire for the position of queen.

This desire is too obvious to come out.

She was silent and did not speak.

If she didn't speak, Xiao Jin understood.

Xiao Jin looked at her side face and smiled, and said crisply: "Miss, you see, Xiao Jin actually understands Miss's thoughts." Seeing her eyelashes trembling slightly, a touch of pity crossed her eyes, and then she said: "Miss, I just heard you ask the guards about the selection of palace maids, and the slave thought that Miss might want to enter the palace." The purpose of entering the palace is naturally obvious. The voice sank, and his face was puzzled, and he said: "But the young lady is the concubine of the general's mansion, and her status is noble, so why should she be selected to enter the palace by virtue of the palace maid?" You must know that the objects of selection of palace maids in the palace are ordinary people! ”

She opened her mouth, her eyes seemed to contain infinite sorrow and perseverance that no one could shake, and her brows frowned: "Xiao Jin, do you think I can rely on everything in the Ruan Mansion?" ”

Her question silenced Xiao Jin.

"If I have a status in the Ruan Mansion, then naturally there is no need to use other methods to enter the palace, but it's the opposite." The words in his mouth were settled, and he said: "So I have to find a new way to enter the palace, only when I enter the palace, can I get close to the emperor and have a chance!" ”

"Miss......" Xiao Jin looked at her and said distressedly: "If Mrs. is alive, she must be ......"

"Alright." She opened her mouth to stop, "Don't say these words again." ”

Xiao Jin only felt more distressed.

"But the days of choosing a palace maid have passed, and the next time I'm afraid it will be half a year later, miss, what should I do now."

She has been thinking about this problem for a long time, but she can't solve it! No solution!

"I'm afraid I'll have to think of another idea."

The night came so quickly, the bright moon hung on the top of the treetops, and Feng Yan, dressed in a bright yellow dragon robe, stood under the tree with his hands in his hands, looking up at the moon, and a person's figure flashed in his mind.

He shook his head a little irritably, withdrew his eyes, and frowned deeply.

"Your Majesty!" A man dressed in black suddenly appeared beside him, knelt on one knee, and said neatly: "The Queen Mother is walking here." ”

He signaled to the man that he knew, and the man's figure quickly disappeared into the night.

There was a steady and anxious footstep behind him, he slowly turned around with his eyes, looked at the eldest duke who was three steps away from him, and opened his lips and said, "What's the matter?" ”

The eldest duke bent over and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, the Queen Mother is here, I was originally going to come here to find you directly, but the old slave feels that it is cold here, so I ask the Queen Mother to wait for you in your study." ”

He said clearly: "Okay, I know, set up the imperial study." ”

"Yes!" Then the eldest duke turned around slightly, looked at the direction of the imperial study, and said in a loud voice: "The emperor is driving the imperial study!" ”

The Queen Mother, who was sitting firmly in the imperial study, seemed to hear something, thought about it, put down the book in her hand, raised her eyes and looked at the door, and saw that the door was pushed open, and the emperor walked straight in.

She sat still, looked at the emperor who walked in with a smile on her face, and when he got closer, she hurriedly stretched out her hand, held his hand in the palm of her hand lovingly, and said with a kind face: "Emperor!" It's so cold outside, it's so cold, why have you been standing outside for so long? ”

His face was pleasant: "Erchen is thinking about something, although it is cold outside, it can make people sober." ”

She patted the back of his hand lightly and said, "Sit down, don't stand." ”

After he sat down, a palace maid immediately brought tea and snacks, and then all the subordinates retreated, leaving only their mother and son in the imperial study.

The Queen Mother glanced at the snacks on the table, and said with a smile: "Emperor! These are your favorite snacks. Early this morning, you went with your mother to worship your ancestors, and you only ate some vegetarian dishes all day, and your body and bones couldn't stand it. Let's have some more snacks! ”

He said: "Queen Mother, the sons are not hungry, and it is very late now, there are too many things to eat, and it is not good to sleep at night. ”

Hearing this, the Queen Mother said no more.

The room fell silent, and there was oppression hidden in the silence. He didn't feel very comfortable, so he clasped his hands in front of him, and kept turning the sheep jade wrench on his thumb with his right hand, and then took it off and held it in the palm of his hand.

Raising his eyes and glancing at the Queen Mother, seeing that she was towering and not moving, he frowned slightly, wanting to break this atmosphere, he narrowed his eyebrows, and when he raised his eyes again, he said: "Queen Mother, it's late at night, you should also go and rest." ”

The Queen Mother's eyes dimmed a little, and then quickly regained her brightness and kindness, looked at him in front of her with a smile on the corner of her mouth, and said, "Emperor! There is something that the queen mother needs to ask you, if you don't ask, I'm afraid you won't be able to sleep tonight! ”

Of course he knew what she was going to ask, though he was inwardly resistant to her question.

"Queen Mother, excuse me."

She picked up the tea in front of her, took a shallow sip, and after putting it down, there was still a smile on the corner of her mouth: "Emperor, what are you going to do after the election?" ”

He frowned, glanced at the tea in front of him, there were layers of ripples in the teacup, he subconsciously picked up the tea, drank it all in one gulp, put down the teacup steadily, looked at her, and said: "This matter is a big deal, it is related to the entire society, I can't be the master alone, can the queen mother have the right person in her heart?" ”

She waited for him to say this, even if her eyebrows were tactful, she looked at him with a bit of a fierce aura, and said: "At the banquet that day, Ruan Jin, Ruan Fei, Ruan Yin of the Ruan family, and Chu Randie, the pearl of the Prime Minister's palm, are all people valued by this palace. Merely...... Ruan Fei, the third lady of the Ruan family, has an unstable temperament, and she looks like a child who has not grown up, so the palace will not consider it. ”

Raised his eyes and looked at the look on Feng Yan's face, and found that after listening carefully, there was a trace of satisfaction on his face, and then said: "And although Ruan Yin, the daughter of the Ruan family, is of the upper middle class, has a good figure, and has a good personality, she is not favored in the Ruan Mansion, and an unfavored concubine is useless for you." The main palace will not be considered. ”